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Been a long time since I tried something new, so I figured I'd do a little review/write up here. It's a solid product, at least for the initial application. I can't yet comment on longevity. Application is very easy. The product spreads easily and you can feel the applicator grab when you...

I've been looking at this bottle for a while now to save my hands some grief while doing rinseless washes, so on the big black Friday sale I pulled the trigger and snagged one up. The weather has been poor with rain here in North Texas, so the amount of build up on the car was more than I...

Anybody treated Alcantara with 303 FG? I'm not sure if it's a good or bad idea, would like some input from anyone who might have done it. Thanks.

Should you use the PC backing plate washer with a cyclo cleaning brush? Just want to be sure.

Wow, where to start! This will be a long post, so grab your favorite beverage, head to your favorite seat, hunker down, and enjoy. This project took me 3.5 days to complete working from 8:30AM to 5:00PM on all but the last day. This vehicle is my own personal ride and believe it or not...

Well, I've owed Mike Phillips this review for a while now. So let's get to it. This book is truly an amazing resource for anything you might want to know about the Flex 3401, and detailing in general for that matter. Mr. Phillips touches on all aspects of the machine: it's design...

Well, my lawn mower of 7 years finally gave up the ghost this week. So I took advantage of a memorial day sale at a local Ma n' Pa hardware store and picked up this little beauty: That's a HPP216HVA, a push only mower made by Honda. it's got all the little bells and whistles of some of the...

Cleaned the car today. Noticed odd sheeting patterns all over the car that were reproducible many times and in the exact same shapes and angles . Never seen anything like it: Odd water behavior: Odd water behavior - YouTube Car was coated with PBL surface coating in January, and last week I...

Well, I got my first dent in my Challenger. Never how I expected it though. Bird flew head first into a rear quarter panel. I stopped by a trusted body shop, they confirmed PDR will take it out. I am not familiar with the exact operation of PDR, but I assume they will affix some sort of...

If a car is lightly soiled with a week's worth of dust/dirt accumulation, is foaming enough to remove it, given that I have access to a foam cannon and pressure washer to remove the soap and dirt accumulation? Reason I ask is because I've been thinking about the old mantra of the less you touch...

Hey Mike and fellow Geeks, I have a couple questions about gel-coat on a boat as I have never worked on it before. My father-in-law has a nice little Four-Winns ski boat that he has owned for the last 20 or so years. He keeps it in pretty immaculate condition and babies it as I do my car...

Got a couple of questions of you have. Wife and I bought one lightly used recently in a emerald slate color as our kid hauler. Sunday was it's first wash, and as I didn't have time to do a full correction on it yet, I slapped some meguiars ultimate wax on it. While cleaning it up, two things...

I have a new to us vehicle that had a glass crack filled in the window with resin. The type of repair they do with a vacuum hooked up to suck out the air and fill the crack with resin. I've had this procedure done before and it was ably noticeable, maybe a tiny glare or two when the light...

Hey all, I'd like some feedback on what you might have used in the 6.5" variety of pads with your Flex. I currently have 6.5" flat pads for it but was wondering what else is out there. I also have the LC backing plate system, as well as both flavors of factory Flex plates so that's not a...

Hi Mike and others, After applying the PBL surface coating to my car, I've got some questions about it that I'm hoping I can find answers to. The construction in my area hasn't been very nice to my car in the last few weeks. I seem to be getting tiny rock chips nearly every time I drive to...

I just spent the last 2 and a half days correcting my Brilliant Black Dodge Challenger. This was a full tilt diva detail inside and out. I hit a ? at the very end, but I'll give you the Full Monty on what went down here: Wash Iron X Clayed Interior- Lexol cleaner on the leather seats Damp...

Well, I'm a bit flummoxed on what to do. I just purchased a bunch of supplies during the Black Friday/Cyber Buster sales that I was going to give a go over my holiday break: A new Foam Cannon to play with New wash soap - Optimum car wash A new Microfiber Madness Incredimitt A new MM "Dry Me...

Well here's a comparison of the 2 cannons MTM offers. I first learn about a new offering from MTM a couple of months ago digging around on AG when I needed to purchase a new pressure washer. My old Karcher K2.28 bit the dust after 5 hardy years and I purchased a newer Karcher K5.740 model...

I would assume the terry cloth towel approach does not work with a flex as you cant stop the rotation (might look funny trying though). Does a pad brush or spur work, or does the oscillation cause problems with that as well?

Kitchen aid black? Would this be a hard or soft paint, an is it single stage paint or clear coat? Come on, admit it. One of you out there has buffed one of these out. :)